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Obama Proposes 2 Years of Free Community College

You think kids with a C+ average are getting "good grades"?

I actually agree with the program, but yes, I want a straight B average, which is simply and easy to keep at a community college.
 
I actually agree with the program, but yes, I want a straight B average, which is simply and easy to keep at a community college.

Not necessarily. At community colleges that are feeder schools for major universities, you might be surprised by the rigor. One reason is that some faculty teach at both institutions.
 
Color me cynical.

I haven't seen anything from Obama that wasn't either 1) agenda driven or 2) politically ass-saving driven. I think this is number 2. :fart

It's not surprising to me that he'll propose spending more money that the government doesn't have to make himself look good.

Agenda driven? As opposed to what? Throwing dice?
 
Not necessarily. At community colleges that are feeder schools for major universities, you might be surprised by the rigor. One reason is that some faculty teach at both institutions.

I know one such facility. In my experience, this isn't overly technical or accurate, but C level work at our school, will get you an A or AB at the other school.
 
$34B is doable. It is limited to kids with good grades.

While the ones who need help are left falling further and further behind.

Kids with good grades do not pay much for community college. Most states have dual enrollment programs that allow HS students to attend CC at the same time as high school with the state picking up the tuition.

Not including scholarships and work programs. Some communities HS graduation isn't even 50%. We need to fix that before creating a new entitlement. I'd rather pump 34b into inner city schools
 
It sounds like extending the public school system two years, in return for some sort of work program. Volunteer work? Military?

If I were 16, I'd like it. But now, it just sounds expensive. I also don't trust another program that's supposed to pay for itself. Fool me once......

you have to work at least part time and carry a 2.5 GPA at least.
however the cost is about 60+b dollars over 10 years. so far no one has explained where that money is going to come from.

I went to school working full time going to class on the weekend (12-15) hours depending on the semester and if there were any labs.
while getting married and having a kid.

it doesn't pay for itself, but it makes for great political points.

Republicans block graduates from going to college will be the headlines.
you will see tuition costs balloon out of control.
 
While the ones who need help are left falling further and further behind.

Kids with good grades do not pay much for community college. Most states have dual enrollment programs that allow HS students to attend CC at the same time as high school with the state picking up the tuition.

Not including scholarships and work programs. Some communities HS graduation isn't even 50%. We need to fix that before creating a new entitlement. I'd rather pump 34b into inner city schools

or get rid of the inner city schools and get them into private/charter schools with good records to give them a better chance.
you can dumb that much money into those schools but that is throwing more money after bad money.

you need to get them out of that situation and into a better environment.
 
If this had been part of QE, I would have agreed wholeheartedly.

However it was Obama himself, excusing the non recovery who said the main problem was automated tellers, that there was no unskilled jobs.

wo he knew the need then. If he had done it then the graduates would be paying taxes today.

The man is a very polished speaker, but his elevator doesn't go all the way to the top if you get my meaning.

Well though I agree that Obama's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top, the problem isn't so much him but those who support his "ideas" and get "orgasmic" every time they hear the word "FREE". Like FREE Obamaphones which aren't free at all but cost the taxpayers billions a year. Or what about the way he promoted the "Affordable Healthcare Act" as FREE coverage or low cost coverage. His supporters ate it up and how's that worked out? Last year in his State of the Union he proposed expanding Free pre-schools and his supporters liked that too but the numbers show it would cost the taxpayers billions of dollars. And now his latest brain fart is Free 2 years of community college tuition. What next? a FREE Chevy Volt upon graduation?
 
It's not because more students today are attending college, I'm sorry to say. Ask profs what they're seeing in their classrooms today. They are unfamiliar with ordinary words such as "argument" and "controversy." (I am not making this up.)

And it's not just the lack of critical thinking skills or the inability to comprehend what they read; too many students have zero intellectual curiosity. They aren't interested in actually learning, much less learning how to learn.

Add to that the fact that already at least a fifth of college students cannot read cursive, meaning that unless their work is graded online, they cannot even understand what their profs' comments are on their work.

I can't read cuneiform either. Cursive is a dead art, I can read it and barely write it. I haven't needed to since 5th grade other then to sign stuff. I was taught to write checks in school to, I only wrote them at the mason county dump because they only accept checks
 
If this had been part of QE, I would have agreed wholeheartedly.

However it was Obama himself, excusing the non recovery who said the main problem was automated tellers, that there was no unskilled jobs.

wo he knew the need then. If he had done it then the graduates would be paying taxes today.

The man is a very polished speaker, but his elevator doesn't go all the way to the top if you get my meaning.

Well though I agree that Obama's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top, the problem isn't so much him but those who support his "ideas" and get "orgasmic" every time they hear the word "FREE". Like FREE Obamaphones which aren't free at all but cost the taxpayers billions a year. Or what about the way he promoted the "Affordable Healthcare Act" as FREE coverage or low cost coverage. His supporters ate it up and how's that worked out? Last year in his State of the Union he proposed expanding Free pre-schools and his supporters liked that too but the numbers show it would cost the taxpayers billions of dollars. And now his latest brain fart is Free 2 years of community college tuition. What next? a FREE Chevy Volt upon graduation?
 
or get rid of the inner city schools and get them into private/charter schools with good records to give them a better chance.
you can dumb that much money into those schools but that is throwing more money after bad money.

you need to get them out of that situation and into a better environment.

And what happens when charter schools decide to throw out the problem kids where did they go? Private and charter schools have the advantage of being able to kick out people who are causing a problem, on the other hand with public schools the assumption is that you have a right to the education and the school can't really get rid of you and less you do something that endangers the other students of the staff like bringing a gun to school or selling drugs.

Personally though I think the kids were making the most problem, should be sent to a military type of school
 
While the ones who need help are left falling further and further behind.

Kids with good grades do not pay much for community college. Most states have dual enrollment programs that allow HS students to attend CC at the same time as high school with the state picking up the tuition.

Not including scholarships and work programs. Some communities HS graduation isn't even 50%. We need to fix that before creating a new entitlement. I'd rather pump 34b into inner city schools

Sure telling people who don't think they will be able to college that they can go to college after all will do nothing to motivate them to do more academically :doh
 
Well though I agree that Obama's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top, the problem isn't so much him but those who support his "ideas" and get "orgasmic" every time they hear the word "FREE". Like FREE Obamaphones which aren't free at all but cost the taxpayers billions a year. Or what about the way he promoted the "Affordable Healthcare Act" as FREE coverage or low cost coverage. His supporters ate it up and how's that worked out? Last year in his State of the Union he proposed expanding Free pre-schools and his supporters liked that too but the numbers show it would cost the taxpayers billions of dollars. And now his latest brain fart is Free 2 years of community college tuition. What next? a FREE Chevy Volt upon graduation?

Greetings, Vesper. :2wave:

Lord, don't give him any ideas! He would probably sell it as a patriotic thing - helping our besieged auto makers compete and all that! :lol:

Right now, it's -2 actual temp, with a wind chill of -18. That equals "we stay in the house today" around here, except for the brief foray outside by the dog, who walks four steps, lifts his leg and pees against the handle of the shovel which is beside the door, then immediately wants back inside! It takes me longer than that just to get his coat on in the first place! :lamo:
 
And what happens when charter schools decide to throw out the problem kids where did they go? Private and charter schools have the advantage of being able to kick out people who are causing a problem, on the other hand with public schools the assumption is that you have a right to the education and the school can't really get rid of you and less you do something that endangers the other students of the staff like bringing a gun to school or selling drugs.

Personally though I think the kids were making the most problem, should be sent to a military type of school

public schools can do the same thing. they can kick out kids that are problems or causing major problems. that is why kids can be expelled.

I agree there as well. if they are that much trouble they lack discipline and need a little bit.
 
Sure telling people who don't think they will be able to college that they can go to college after all will do nothing to motivate them to do more academically :doh

Your attempt to be witty is unsuccessful as it is impossible to tell which point you're responding to.
 
I'm confused about this because wasn't it basically already free? When I went to community college I remember paying next to nothing and I received Pell Grants (technically they paid me).

I worked a job, and paid for it myself. I would have never even thought of getting some stranger to pay for it.
 
you have to work at least part time and carry a 2.5 GPA at least.
however the cost is about 60+b dollars over 10 years. so far no one has explained where that money is going to come from.

I went to school working full time going to class on the weekend (12-15) hours depending on the semester and if there were any labs.
while getting married and having a kid.

it doesn't pay for itself, but it makes for great political points.

Republicans block graduates from going to college will be the headlines.
you will see tuition costs balloon out of control.

Its going to come from taxes or borrowing. Where else is there?
 
I worked a job, and paid for it myself. I would have never even thought of getting some stranger to pay for it.

Financial aid is not a stranger paying for it. Great for your and your amazing "boot strap" story thought. I'm sure you did it all by yourself with no help from anyone.

*Golf clap*
 
I know one such facility. In my experience, this isn't overly technical or accurate, but C level work at our school, will get you an A or AB at the other school.

There are also community colleges (and again, these tend to be feeder schools) that have developed win-win partnerships with major universities that guarantee full-time acceptance of their co-enrolled students who meet the criteria.
 
I can't read cuneiform either. Cursive is a dead art, I can read it and barely write it. I haven't needed to since 5th grade other then to sign stuff. I was taught to write checks in school to, I only wrote them at the mason county dump because they only accept checks

I'm glad for you that your needs are so limited.

But you might be interested to know that the writing of cursive and word-processing use different brain centers and that the withering of any center is of concern to researchers.
 
Agenda driven? As opposed to what? Throwing dice?

???

Throwing dice?

Sorry, but I don't understand your point?
 
Your attempt to be witty is unsuccessful as it is impossible to tell which point you're responding to.

I was responding to your total misunderstanding of what motivates people. It universally applies to your all your posts on this subject so apply it at will.
 
I was responding to your total misunderstanding of what motivates people. It universally applies to your all your posts on this subject so apply it at will.

I'm sorry what you're saying makes no sense
 
Yes. Reduce the federal income tax, and divert that money to the states, which are the primary funding source of community colleges.

The President's statement here seems contradictory: “'Put simply, what I’d like to do is to see the first two years of community college free for everyone who’s willing to work for it,' Obama said in a video filmed Wednesday aboard Air Force One and posted to Facebook."

Do we know what is meant by 'willing to work for it?'

I would agree that people value less what they get for free but if they must meet certain requirements.....

I'd rather pay for other people's education than other people's health care.
 
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